2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

Aquatic Biology, B.S. major
Wetlands Ecology Emphasis

Required Credits: 77
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED BIOLOGY CORE COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
• BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
• BIOL 2360 Genetics (4 credits)
• BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)
• BIOL 2620 Field and Laboratory Projects in Ecological Research (2 credits)

II REQUIRED AQUATIC BIOLOGY CORE COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 4200 Freshwater Invertebrates (4 credits)
• BIOL 3361 Limnology I (4 credits)
• BIOL 3362 Limnology II (4 credits)
• BIOL 3554 Readings in Aquatic Biology (1 credit)
• BIOL 3830 Aquatic Plants (4 credits)

III CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

Complete option A or B.

A. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 4894 Advanced Research Project I (2 credits)
• BIOL 4895 Advanced Research Project II (2 credits)

B. COMPLETE SOME OTHER CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE APPROVED BY
YOUR BIOLOGY ACADEMIC ADVISOR AND THE DEPARTMENT

WETLANDS ECOLOGY EMPHASIS

REQUIRED CORE COURSES:
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 3840 Wetlands Ecology (3 credits)
  or ENVR 3840 Wetlands Ecology (3 credits)
• BIOL 3844 Wetlands Ecology Lab (1 credit)
• BIOL 4030 Wetland Delineation and Classification (3 credits)

ELECTIVE CORE COURSES
SELECT A MINIMUM OF 8 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING:

• BIOL 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
  or GEOG 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
• BIOL 3723 Ecosystem Ecology (3 credits)
• CHEM 3150 Standard Methods of Water Analysis (3 credits)
• ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)
• GEOG 3231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
• GEOG 3232 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
• GEOL 3211 Environmental Hydrology (3 credits)
• BIOL 3120 Soils (4 credits)
  or GEOL 3120 Soils (4 credits)
• BIOL 4031 Advanced Wetland Delineation (2 credits)

ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES
SELECT AN ADDITIONAL 4-5 CREDITS OF BIOLOGY ELECTIVES
AT THE 3000 LEVEL OR ABOVE.

V REQUIRED COURSES IN RELATED FIELDS

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
• CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)
• STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
  or PSY 3401 Basic Statistics for Research (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
• PHYS 2101 Physics I (5 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• PHYS 1102 General Physics II (4 credits)
• PHYS 2102 Physics II (5 credits)